WASHINGTON --Don’t cut that umbilical cord too soon: A brief pause after birth could benefit most newborns by delivering them a surge of oxygen-rich blood. New recommendations for U.S ...

Public banks are free, but private storage of a newborn's umbilical cord blood can range from $2,000 to $3,000 up front, plus yearly storage fees of $85 to $125.

In the second part of Jessa Duggar's birth story video, she revealed which of her family members were present for her birth ...

MARK: JULY IS NATIONAL CORD BLOOD AWARENESS MOH.NT WE’RE EXPLORING ONE OF THE DECISIONS NEW MOTHERS CAN MAKE DURING DELIVERY. ERIN: WHETHER THEY SHOULD SEAV STEM-CELL-RICH UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD ...

The cells held in umbilical cord blood are fascinating and potentially powerful – and the science on them is speeding along. But it’s impossible to know where the science will ultimately land.

And, any day now, the agency will award about $14 million to public cord blood banks around the country. The goal: Increase the supply of cord blood donations from 50,000 to 150,000.

Medipost transitioned from cord blood banking to developing stem cell therapies, focusing on knee osteoarthritis and other ...

Cutting the cord is a momentous event in a baby's life. For nine months, the developing fetus is attached to its mother by the umbilical cord. Then, moments after birth, that cord is severed.

Cord burning, a practice that’s been around in various cultures for many years, is getting new appreciation from some families who say it’s a way to cherish the moment and get loved ones ...

Jessa Duggar welcomed baby No. 6 with husband Ben Seewald as her 16-year-old sister Jordyn-Grace cut the umbilical cord ...

It felt and looked like a dried pig skin, like one you would give a dog. "— Brandice, 36 4. "The umbilical cord is this big elephant in the room when you have your first baby.

It takes a village to raise a child, or in this case, deliver a baby. As rain fell on the streets of Pasir Gudang, Johor, ...